Jerusalem
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom has been operating in Israel since 1982 and began its Palestinian work in 1994. With an Israeli-Palestinian team in a joint office in Jerusalem the foundation aims to be a platform of innovation for enhancing freedom in society, strengthening dialogue with the European Union and contributing to the advancement of Israeli-Palestinian dialogue. Together with our partners, we want to strengthen liberal values like the rule of law, respect of human dignity with civil and human rights, market economy principles and entrepreneurship and a democratic culture of tolerance and pluralism.
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Request for Proposal: 8 Economic Radio Shows
The Jerusalem office of Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom needs a service provider specialized in the socio-economic situation of Palestine, that during the year 2022 can provide a maximum of 8 economic radio shows by inviting high ranking guests and specialists from the economy and entrepreneurship scene. In addition, the service provider should plan, organize the 8 radio shows, prepare and publish those episodes on YouTube and social media.
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Another Round of Early Elections in Israel – How Will it Look?
While United States President Joe Biden was scheduled to meet PM Bennett in Jerusalem, Yair Lapid was already able to show diplomatic qualities on the world stage as new Prime Minister of Israel in his stead. If this government proved more stable, Lapid would have only become Prime Minister next year. Nevertheless, with the Israeli Knesset voting unanimously to disband on June 30, 2022, November 1, 2022, was set as the date for early elections and Lapid became PM.
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Voices from Israel: Regional Impact of the Russian War in Ukraine
On February 24, 2022, the invasion of Ukraine ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin began. The actions of the State of Israel since then have been like walking a tightrope: On the one hand, it has joined a condemnation of Russia's actions by the United Nations General Assembly; on the other, it has not joined Western sanctions. It provides humanitarian aid but excludes arms deliveries.
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Israeli Government Loses Majority: One Final Crack in an Already Fragile Coalition?
On June 13, 2021, the current Israeli government was formed in hopes of ending a political crisis that had dragged Israel through four national elections in two years. After less than a year, this government has lost its slim majority of 61 of the 120 seats in parliament and has shrunk to 60 seats. This means that the coalition's ability to pass legislation has weakened.
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Between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem: An Overview of LGBT+ Life in Israel
In 2018, Benjamin Netanyahu wrote that he was proud to be the Prime Minister of a country which “consistently upholds civil equality and civil rights of all its citizens regardless of race, religion, gender or sexual orientation”. He did so in a letter to the World Congress for GLBT Jews after they accused him of “attracting international gay tourism in the country at the same time they discriminate their own LGBTQ citizens”.
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Israel's Bennett-Lapid Government is a Victory for Democracy
The new and most ideologically diverse government in the history of Israel does not raise high expectations. It seems neither Left nor Right expect paradise from a coalition built on so much compromise. Yet to the polarized political climate of recent years, this is revolutionary. Only a month ago Israel faced one of the worst eruptions of communal violence in years.
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The Illusion of Peace without the Palestinians Is Fading
Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and the Islamic Jihad so far holds after more than 4,000 rockets at Israel, with 12 dead, according to Israeli sources, and Israeli air strikes on more than 800 targets in the Gaza Strip, with more than 240 dead, according to Palestinian sources. Military experts believe that Israel achieved in one week as many tactical objectives in Gaza with targeted air strikes, as it did in seven weeks of a costly ground offensive in 2014.
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Request for Proposal: Research and Conference on East Jerusalem
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Request for Proposal: Coordinator for our Bilateral Forums - ME 2.0 & TICSF
The Jerusalem office of Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF Jerusalem) needs a coordinator that can coordinate, manage and moderate two projects of FNF, namely the MIDDLE EAST 2.0 –Palestinian Israeli Young Business Leaders Forum (ME 2.0 Forum) and the Turkish-Israeli Civil Society Forum (TICSF).
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Request for Proposal: Cartoon Mascots and Graphic Design
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Request for Proposal: Photography and Video Editing
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Request for Proposal: Branding Materials
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Request for Proposal: Organization of Activities for "Israel’s Liberal Voice"
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Request for Proposal: LGBTQ+ Podcast Series
The Jerusalem office of Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF Jerusalem) is looking for a service provider to produce a podcast series on LGBT+ communities around the globe in English and Hebrew. In the last decades we could witness improvements regarding the social and legal status of LGBTQ+ communities. These developments find their realization in flourishing LGBTQ+ communities particularly in democratic countries, in metropolitan cities like Tel Aviv, But
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Requests For Proposal
In order to conduct our projects in 2022, the Jerusalem Office of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom requires proposals from potential service providers and partners.
Deadlines:
February 13th, 2022 & February 20th, 2022
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Another Wattan Academy training course in Ramallah was concluded. This course, titled “Entrepreneur Journalism” was participated by 15 female journalists. Projects and documentaries were presented by the trainees and the training ended with a certificate distribution ceremony. The trainees were given the opportunity to learn the needed skills on how to cover an entrepreneurial story from their communities and produce a documentary. 15 different success stories were documented and are to be published. The training is part of our “Leaders for Tomorrow” project with the Wattan Media Network. Stay tuned for the upcoming documentaries! Watch more: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=418084526865968 YouTube: https://youtu.be/Y3vPz7LwJQI
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This week we had our second meeting of our Liberal Thought course in Tel Aviv. We hosted Prof. Avner De Shalit, from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and Dr. Idit Raz Kalisher, Member of the Economic Freedom party. Together, we went over definitions of basic liberal terms. We started by covering the differences between Liberals and conservatives throughout history. We learned that some things which we might intuitively think are liberal or not, might not be so easily defined. We then continued by defining what the free market is and the development of capitalism. These basic definitions are important if we are to gain a deeper understanding of what liberalism truly is. Liberalism - while being a very positive term, has alternate meanings to different people. In order to have a proper discussion, we need to base our points on a shared foundation.
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Last Friday our partner Hasoub had their grand opening for their Hasoub Garage in the Arab town of Arara, which is going to be the first Innovation Center in the Arab Society in Israel. Many local international Honorables joined hundreds of members of Hasoub community members in the celebration, among them the new German Ambassador to Israel, Mr. Steffen Seibert, who was introduced to the miracles of Hasoub by our very own Julius Freytag von Loringhoven. It was also great to have our FNF friends with us, as well as and wonderful Marike Groenewald, who lead a workshop on the important topic of “Organizational Culture”. Hasoub’s success story is indeed inspiring: they started only several years ago as a small improvised computer lab, teaching basic tech skills to Arab youth and quickly transformed into THE leading platform in the startup and innovation eco-system in Israel's Arab society. Hasoub’s activities are based on the fundamental understanding that through education and grass root entrepreneurship one can overcome structural and economic gaps. We believe that with new technologies & entrepreneurship one can create real change – create equal opportunities and push for human dignity and freedom. With its variety of activities and programs Hasoub has proven to be not only a change maker for the economy but also for society. We are proud and happy to be part of Hasoub’s success story. And to our dear partners, and the حاسوب - Hasoub community we say Mabruk!
